McKownville
Improvement Association
- Historical highway marker for William McKown
and the McKown Inn & Tavern
WILLIAM McKOWN
1763-1843. BEGAN McKOWNVILLE
BUILDING INN, TAVERN, DAM &
BARNS NEARBY FOR OPENING OF
GREAT WESTERN TURNPIKE 1800.
TOWN SUPERVISOR 1813-1824
Historical highway marker installed by the McKownville Improvement
Association, dedicated 18th May 2024, on the occasion to celebrate
the 100th anniversary of the Association.
Funded by contributions from residents and from the management of
Stuyvesant Plaza Inc. The Association officers and board members
thank all those who contributed.
Proposed marker; including
links to historical information on William McKown, and the
location and kind of structures he built for his early 19th century
enterprise.
A brief history of McKownville
2024 marks 100 years since the founding of
the McKownville Improvement Association and we celebrated this
benchmark on Saturday, May 18th, in McKownville Park, adjacent to
Stuyvesant Plaza. This began at noon with the dedication of the new
roadside marker honoring William McKown, for whom our neighborhood
is named.
[Marker
dedication program - pdf page] [Invitation
to the event- pdf page] [event
announcement letter from Ellen Manning to the Altamont Enterprise]
Introductory remarks by Ellen Manning, President of the Association,
were followed by speakers Town Supervisor Peter Barber, Guilderland
Town Historian Mary Ellen Johnson, Albany County Historian Jack
McEneny and Association board member William Kidd. [report
in the Altamont Enterprise]
A cookout and potluck picnic lunch followed, with hot dogs and
hamburgers provided by the McKownville Fire Department.
Children’s activities included an opportunity to tour one of the
fire engines.
(photo credits W Kidd; John Haluska)
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